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1 What form is "We Real Cool" written in?

Pantoum

Ode

Sonnet

Free verse with rhyming couplets
2 How many syllables are in each punctuated phrase in stanzas 1-4?

5

2

4

3
3 What is the setting?

The streets of South Side Chicago

The players' school

The Golden Shovel Pool Hall

A community pool
4 In what collection was the poem originally published?

In the Mecca

The Bean Eaters

We Real Cool

Annie Allen
5 How many players are there?

5

7

8

We are not told exactly how many players there are
6 What is the significance of the verb "lurk" to the players?

The players use the word "lurk" because it starts with an "l" like "late."

The players use the word "lurk" because it ends with a hard "k" sound like "strike."

The players describe themselves as lurking because they feel out of place in most places.

The players describe themselves as lurking because girls think they are creeps.
7 Where are the players supposed to be while they're playing pool?

In school

At work

In a pool hall

At home, in bed
8 What is the effect of the rhyming couplets, assonace, and alliteration?

The poem mimics the speech of young people.

The poem reads with a smooth, rhythmical finesse, like a jazz composition.

The poem adheres to a strict, traditional form.

The poem mimics a famous Romantic poem.
9 What word(s) did Brooks advise her readers to read softly?

The first word of each line

The first two lines

The rhyming words

We
10 How many speaker perspectives are included in the poem?

8

1

2

3
11 What speaker perspectives are present in the poem?

The principal of the players' school and a player

The owner of the pool hall and a pool player

The observer and the individual voices of the players

The observer and the collective voice of the players
12 What does the phrase "Strike straight" refer to in the context of the poem?

The players' bowling skills

The players' ability to punch

The players' skills in pool

The players' "no nonsense" philosophy
13 What is the name of the pool hall?

The Golden Cool

The Golden Shovel

The Gin Joint

The Cool School
14 What area of Chicago inspired Brooks to write the poem?

Lincoln Park

Gold Coast

Hyde Park

South Side
15 How many times is the word "We" said in the poem?

9

1

7

8
16 What symbol conveys the self-destructive nature of the players' behavior?

The pool cue

The Golden Shovel

The liquor bottle

The number 7
17 What does the game of pool symbolize in the poem?

Masculine competition and subversive activity

Friendly competition and extracurricular activity

Friction in the South Side of Chicago

The players' aimlessness
18 To what genre of music does the poem allude?

Rock

R&B

Folk

Jazz
19 What is the purpose of the first speaker perspective to appear in the poem?

To set the scene and introduce the collective voice

To empathize with the players

To judge the players for their wrongdoing

To look through the window of the Golden Shovel
20 How many rhyming couplets are there?

5

3

10

4
21 In what tense are the rhyming couplets written?

Present continuous

Future perfect

Simple past

Present habitual
22 How do we know the players are school-aged kids?

Because it is against the law for them to drink gin

Because they are truants and are supposed to be in school

We don't know for sure

Because they tell us their age
23 When was the poem first published?

1990

1950

1963

1969
24 Which line contains alliteration?

We / Jazz June

We / Thin gin.

Seven at the Golden Shovel

We / Die soon.
25 Which line contains assonance and alliteration?

We / Die soon.

We / Lurk late.

We / Thin gin.

We / Sing sin.

You are using the above poem as your reference?

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/23/2022 3:02 PM

What is the effect of the repetition of the word "we" Throughout the poem

In the poem “We Real Cool”, Gwendolyn Brooks utilizes repetition to emphasize the consequences of discontinuing school. Brooks repeats “We” to create a direct approach to those that are teenage dropouts of school.

Asked by Allayja J #1238084

Answered by Aslan on 5/22/2022 3:59 AM

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To whom is Abraham Lincoln speaking, and why is he addressing them?

Lincoln gave the speech, House Divided, on June 16, 1858, at what was then the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, after accepting the Illinois Republican Party's nomination as that state's US senator.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/13/2020 1:48 PM

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